homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Weekend





Subscriber content preview

December 23, 2011

At the Movies: 'War Horse': A feel-good epic that's also hokey

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

Just in time for family-friendly holiday feel-goodery is Steven Spielberg's sweeping, historical epic “War Horse.”


WAR HORSE

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irvine

Rating: PG-13

Running time: 146 minutes

It's a story that began life as a children's book by Michael Morpurgo, then made its way to the London and New York stages to great acclaim featuring inventive puppetry, and now arrives in theaters with all the grandeur a master filmmaker can conjure.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.



Previous columns:



Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.